When you're pregnant, it's safe to eat brie and blue cheese as long as they are cooked. It's important to make sure the cheese is thoroughly cooked until it's steaming hot all the way through.

When you're pregnant, it's safe to eat brie and soft blue cheeses if they're cooked. It's important to make sure the cheese is thoroughly cooked until it's steaming hot all the way through.

Soft cheese and listeria

Some types of soft cheese may contain listeria bacteria, so pregnant women are advised not to eat them. It's not certain the cheese will contain listeria, but there's a higher risk than with other types.

Cheeses to avoid include:

soft mould-ripened cheeses, such as camembert, brie or chèvre (a type of goats' cheese), and others with a similar rind

soft blue-veined cheeses, such as danish blue, gorgonzola and roquefort